Announcements
WVU in the News: American Health Care Is Sick—and its Workers Are Too
Clay Marsh, M.D., vice president and executive dean for WVU Health Sciences, recently published an observation piece in Scientific American's online publication. Marsh addresses American medical students, physicians and nurses about the state of our healthcare system, how its healthcare workers are sick and why West Virginia is taking a different approach.
Dental school oral medicine expert teaching and treating patients
New dental school faculty member specializes oral mucosal disorders, chronic head and facial pain, salivary pathology and oral manifestations of systemic diseases.
Mountaineer Simulation Week
Mountaineer Simulation Week kicks off on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 with interactive training sessions, tours and challenges that extend through the week for faculty and students.
Public Health researcher to present at international conference
WVU School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology Professor and WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs Member Sarah Knox has been invited to speak at the Biomedicine and Holistic Medicine in Cooperation Conference.
Dental Hygiene – What’s Jenga have to do with it?
The dental hygiene program welcomes a freshman class of 22 students with updates on academic and professional standards and team building.
Save the Date: Learn how to help your patients kick the habit
Dental school's tobacco treatment training program will host its third continuing education course in May 2020.
Dentists serving patients, state and country
Through the West Virginia Army National Guard, dental school graduates who commit to service could be eligible for a bonus, loan repayment or stipends.
WVU in the News: The Truth About Wanting to Die
You’re more likely to find suicides when you look for them. And, much of the time, we don’t. Grieving families would frequently prefer not to touch the issue. “The underreporting of suicide is a recognized concern in Canada and internationally,” reads a 2016 study based on data from the Public Health Agency of Canada. Suicide deaths are also examined a lot less closely, on average: a 2010 report found that about 55 percent of US suicide deaths get autopsied, compared to 92 percent of homicides.
WVU in the News: HIV Infection “Clusters” Put Focus On Harm Reduction Programs
In a recent article, health officials in Huntington, West Virginia, said a cluster of HIV infections has grown to 71 confirmed cases. That’s in a city that usually sees about eight HIV infections in a year. As with an earlier such cluster in northern Kentucky, officials say the primary cause of infection is needle drug use.
Pledging professionalism and service, future dentists begin classes
The future dentists are from five countries and nine states in the US.